Survival for most involves continuing to live during a rather difficult time, some homeless youth feel survival is only achieved if they prostitute themselves for food, shelter, and other basic human needs. “Using a sample of 1,625 homeless youth and young adults aged 10 to 25 from 28 different states in the United States, this study examines the correlates of having engaged in survival sex” (Walls and Bell). This idea may seem deluded to those with a stable life and home, however, most of the homeless teens who participate in survival sex understand if they were to go to a shelter, eventually they would find themselves back home or in foster care. Leaving home is already a big step for a developing mind, leaving under adverse conditions makes
